Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 1410
JOHN DICKSON & SON A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT ROUND ACTION TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 5642,

Product Details

JOHN DICKSON & SON
A 12-BORE 1887 PATENT 'ROUND ACTION' TRIGGERPLATE-ACTION EJECTOR, serial no. 5642,
for 1905, 29in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the rib (loose) engraved 'JOHN DICKSON & SON. 63 PRINCES STREET. EDINBURGH.', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 3/4 choke, some dents and rivelling, Dickson patent round-action incorporating patents 9399 and 10621 of 1887, use number 1108, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, ejector mechanism at fault, fine acanthus scroll engraving with floral bouquets, bright finish overall, 15 1/4in. figured semi-pistolgrip stock including 1in. wooden extension, small crack at hand, weight 6lb. 10oz.

Provenance: The makers records list the gun as a 12-bore hammerless ejector with 29in. barrels, sold on 9th August 1905



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Estimate £2,000-3,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act